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Oct 8, 2012

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Oct 8, 2012

tells the chicago tribune he is mentally ill. a condition that runs in his family. he has been hospitalized for mental illness at least six times. has been addicted to heroin and alcohol. >> someone to find that and know about it that was god's protection for the churches. >> he was arrested at a hotel and charged with possession of an explosive place. after authorities found bomb making equipment. after searching his room they found dozens of empty beer bottles made into molotov cocktails. >> a much greater hold on this world than he has ever had before. it is unbelievable that somebody would want to blow up 40 churches. >> he was the father of three. he owned his own construction company. there are at a downtown jacksonville restaurant when he stepped outside briefly. he cut into an argument with two men. one of the men pulled to out a knife and slit his throat. he was not the kind of man to pick fights. >> you as such a good-natured person. he always wanted you to have a good time. he is never a person to cause trouble. this is way out of left field. the bears are hea

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Oct 10, 2012

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Oct 10, 2012

chicago mayor ron emmanuel hoping that his budget will bridge some gaps. >> the mayor's plan to get the city at least in his words back on track. mayor emanuel says he will not taxed shoppers homeowners or driver in order to pay for the state pension problems he is turning to springfield for relief and so far he has received a non and until he does he makes it clear he doesn't want the people of chicago to choose between pension payments or public health or public safety, something has to change. >> our goal is reform where we can, caught where we must invest where it matters. >>cut where we must and invest where it matters. >> the damage is $1.2 billion in underfunded pensions, a number that will come to fruition if nothing changes and it will happen in a matter of four years. what we really need most is our representatives in springfield to step up, take their share of responsibility and not miss this critical opportunity once again. it's gotten worse over time by the city council not making it a priority for the last several years. chicago is facing a 25% increase in ho

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Oct 5, 2012

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Oct 5, 2012

. three chicago offices at the center of a medical fear tonight 200 patients notified that injections of a certain medication received for back pain may be linked to a deadly form of meningitis. you may have a headache sensitivity to light nausea or vomiting, neck stiffness and eventually you could have seizures. >> for now it's simply a warning in chicago with no reports of anyone actually having the illness. 50 cases have been reported, five have died locally one person did go to the emergency room but has been cleared. they were very glad that we called them to check up on them we know that the initial distribution came and they may have distributed it further so we are working with them. it may be making matters more complicated fundus was found in at least one vial of the steroid in the lead to a nationwide recall just how many other clinics may have received the injection in all illinois is still not clear. >> more than 30 chicago aldermen are calling for hearings with possible school closings the calcimine are hearing between 8120 schools they do not have a specific plan. if

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Oct 18, 2012

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Oct 18, 2012

a pedophile problem that has been going on for decades and there is a chicago connection. it is our top story seen or around the country tonight on wgn america the story of the chicago boys scouts who are likely in those files tens of thousands highlighting potential pedophile's released today by the boy scouts of america the so-called perversion files is part of a sexual abuse lawsuit that captures the nation's attention today. we're talking about thousands of unidentified man that should be registered sex offenders that are roaming free. >> the files of scout leaders in volunteers and dismissed by the organization for sexual abuse or misconduct. >> raped a gunpoint, a 12th maybe 13 year-old chicago boy by the acts of his scoutmaster with convicted acts of manslaughter on his records. they said theyeither they did not know about his record or they simply kept it to themselves. alan baron has been a lawyer in chicago for 32 years in 1983 he was practically a kid himself this man was a volunteer scoutmaster for children living there at the time and in his first year on the job he invited a s

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Oct 29, 2012

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Oct 29, 2012

into circulation rolls into the chicago area this has been amazing is a record-breaking storm the biggest to hit the mid atlantic in years. an astronomical high tide married with the storm surge has led to catastrophic damage across parts of 16 states these are all damage reports it gives you an idea of the area that has had damaged the extend into michigan and look at the storm on the radar. brooklyn had 77 mi. per hour gusts. >> the outer reaches of sandy are churning up colossal waves on lake michigan. we are at north avenue beach with the impact on chicago. 50-60 mi. per hour winds 20-25 ft. waves believe it or not we are the lucky ones as hurricane sandy bears down on the east coast. as night falls in chicago and the wind picks up so do the waves our city by the lake are feeling the effects of hurricane sandy on the lake. >> stay off the lake folks. >> they're hoping that it will stay open through the events but navy pier is taking precautions. this isn't news to them, they are well versed on what the plan is, they know. earlier today this bike path drew people to the waters' edge of the

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Oct 19, 2012

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Oct 19, 2012

drug convictions and a chicago high school students shut down this afternoon after an attempted robbery the 18 year- old was a senior ad banner academy sell high school, police say he was leaving school when he fought back against five robbers and he was pronounced dead at advocate christ medical center in the oak lawn. police are speaking with two persons of interest tonight. >> gaynor hall is standing by where the woman's loved ones are gathered they say disappearing for nearly one week is just not in her character tonight friends and relatives of her are preparing for the worst. she is just not wandering somewhere she wouldn't be that type of person, somebody heard her bed. hurt her bad. >> if anyone knows anything step up to the plate that's all we ask. >> for car still parked out in the driveway but no one has seen or heard from the 42 year-old since last saturday, when the hairstylist didn't show up for work this week for co-workers requested it will be checked there were concerned friends believe she was in an abusive relationship. she never had a bad thing come out of her mout

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Oct 14, 2012

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Oct 14, 2012

the chicago area polling trees from the ground and flooding some streets >> live iwith our top story... >> it was a stormy sunday across the chicago area complete with tornado warnings in power on theand power outages >> at one moment the sky turn purpleed purple... >> casualties of the storm... traffic in some areas and reducedreduced to a stop >> high wind, heavy rain... >> a utility pole snapped into two >> crews cleaning up a down tree >> it was a beautiful tree. >> last we heard less than 5000 customers without power >> jim ramsey has live in the weather center with more on today's storms... >> we had a very large and rigorous low pressure system... this is the storm as it appeared on readeradar... some parts of indiana continue under a wind advisory. wind gusts as high as 40 mph. the strongest was 60 mi. per hour. there were some tornado warnings issued, no reports of touchdown. >>welcome word tonight from the lake county sheriff's police -- antea marsek and her two children have been found safe -- vacationing in the wisconsin dells. marsek and her two childre

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Oct 6, 2012

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Oct 6, 2012

the streets of chicago for the chicago marathon... >> good evening... >> live at grant park with a preview... >> quiet here at the starting line represented tamara >> runners often say the chicago marathon is their favorite marathon. with thousands of screaming fans lining the flat and fast course - runners often finish with some of their the bank of america thousands of volunteers and city workers. "i think this is the best we've been prepared in the history of the event, we have 13k.. this weekend and race day" with all age groups and skill levels well represented, a full medical staff will be ready to respond immediately if someone goes down. "we have a record number of volunteers... il medical response team.. true great effort by the city of chicago" among the 45,000 participants tomorrow - 13 members of the achilles freedom team of wounded vets - most of whom lost limbs while fighting in iraq or afghanistan. as part of their rehabilitation, they meet up in cities around the country to compete. "we're all injured around the same time... overcome obstacles together.

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Oct 11, 2012

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Oct 11, 2012

issued on. chicago public schools confirmed that at least two students possibly three went to the hospital shortly after eating their lunch we are told they are expected to be ok. in a statement, sepias says at the close of school tomorrow pass control will be on site at the facility to alleviate any remaining issues throughout the weekend will be at the school to ensure the problem has been fully eradicated and that the kitchen will be back in operation before the start of school on monday but students say the problem with rodents at hirsch is nothing new to them. there was a mouse that crawled under the crete and some people were scared and screaming. >> ceo jean-claude brizard is out. he has only been in the job for about 17 months but as we know there was a school strike that may have led to what they call a mutual agreement with city hall for him to leave. within city hall this rumor has been swirling for weeks that brizard might be out. are you going to keep impasse school ceo? apparently that was not the case. in the meantime the father of the 19 year-old nearly

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Oct 28, 2012

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Oct 28, 2012

are getting worse... >> sandy maybe 1,000 mi. away from chicago but local weather watchers are already predicting we will feel some of her a fax. high winds and high waves on lake michigan plus canceled flights at the airport are just the beginning of what we will see locally >> anyone who uses it chicago's lakefront path will want to be extra careful in the days ahead. we will feel the impact of hurricane sandy. feeling it already with extremely high winds... giant waves in lake michigan in the possibility of flooding >> at montrose harbor, today... winds whistled and whipped against the masts of sailboats. im glad i don't have a boat in maryland. lets put it that way. greg johnson and his wife were packing up their 22-foot catalina. hurricane sandy --bringing high winds and waves to the chicago area --could cause problems for boats not yet stored for the winter season. hopefully it won't be too bad....boats kind of scattering serious problems. sandy also causing serious problems at chicago's o'hare airport.. nationwide, airlines have canceled thousands of flights to-and-from the ea

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Sep 30, 2012

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Sep 30, 2012

it was >> hundreds of firefighters spent hours battling 85 alarm fire on chicago's northwest side. one of the city's biggest buyers in years destroyed a warehouse >> 82 fire trucks swarmed the warehouse... after a massive fire broke out after 130 sunday morning >> the blaze quickly escalated. it prompted a hazardous material response. >> she cannot believe what she was seeing >> it started in the neighboring building... and then spread to the warehouse. all three buildings burned for more than eight hours >> no firefighters were injured . they said the structure will lead to come down need to come down. >> crews will remain on the scene to monitor. city officials say the building will lead to be demolished >> an argument on the south side ended in a shooting leaving one man dead and another injured. this weekend's violence brought chicagos murder rate to a new high >> more than 400 homicides in chicago so far. >> locked in a grief-filled embrace.. detectives comb for clues workers wash blood from the sidewalk. this scene, playing out today in bridgeport.. is a familiar one

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Oct 9, 2012

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Oct 9, 2012

. a father and a retired chicago police officer makes a tragic mistake, shooting and killing his own son. from chicago police are telling us this does sound like a tragic case of mistaken identity the father who is a retired chicago police detective shot his own son as the sun was walking through the door of his apartment. police on the scene just after midnight on tuesday on covering the tragic truth behind the shooting involving retired cp detective jim griffin inside of his northwest side apartment after he had shot his 48 year-old son michael once in the head and killed him. i guess he was startled out of his sleep. >> neighbors on this quiet street a kind of warm hearted gentleman. very nice man, i've met him a couple of times, quiet and kind he was living with his father temporarily and had stepped out of the apartment late last night the shooting happened when michael was apparently coming back inside. i know predators' can common. on the first floor of an apartment is where they usually try to break in. no one has never broken in the first floor window. >> we are told after it

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Oct 9, 2012

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Oct 9, 2012

. >> there's a long article about the race in the chicago reader, th local alternative paper in chicago where one of obama's opponents, he says obama is viewed as the white man in black face in our community. >> it got bad. it was real bad. a number of black nationalists in the african-american community, you know, made all sorts of allegations about barack being a tool of, you know, hyde park and the university of chicago which are both code words for both white and jews. >> reporter: bobby rush's strategy worked. on election day the voters embraced the incumbent. obama knew what was going to happen. >> in the end voters decided to stick with bobby rush. you know, by a huge, huge, huge margin. it was a very bruising loss for him. >> reporter: obama lost by 30 points. >> it was the first time in his life where people didn't just really accept him immediately, where things didn't really go perfectly for him. >> reporter: the loss seem like it might be the end of obama's political career. >> people who saw him afterward say he was as low as they've ever seen him. one person who was close to him

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Oct 19, 2012

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Oct 19, 2012

-old, sitting on the porch with her mother. we take you inside a hidden america. to chicago, where we meet children, afraid to leave their houses. and the young gang members caught up in a brutal battle. >> you got to be smart out here because you will be gone. off this earth. i i might not even make it today. >> and, an unprecedented event, as we bring 38 gang members together to sit down and talk with their rivals. and with the courageous mothers and children begging them to stop. >> don't shoot -- >> don't shoot -- >> don't shoot, i want to grow up. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, bill weir, and tonight, cynthia mcfadden with diane sawyer in new york city, this is a special edition of "nightline," october 19th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, my colleague and "world news" anchor, diane sawyer, joins us with the latest in on ongoing abc news series, hidden america. this one, from the streets of chicago. diane, the powerful report we're about to see really takes us inside what can only be described as a hidden american war zone.

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Oct 3, 2012

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Oct 3, 2012

like this in chicago is brazen. 15 pot plants have all been burned on federal property. no trace of the plants here where they probably grow for some four-six months no one is in custody and the investigation continues. >> troubles continue to mount for american airlines the latest flight from dallas to st. louis had to turn around because of landing gear problems. frightened passengers were told to brace for a cut-off landing if not a crash landing. passengers finally got to say lewis, some wondered if the threat was real or made up leading to the carrier's labor dispute with pilots. are they really heroes or are they guys just creating a job action? >> yester day a flight from chicago-london made to unexpected stops because of problems with loose seats. president obama end mitt romney meeting in denver to square off on issues facing our country. the economy, the economy into the economy dominated the first part of the debate. middle income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300, but it's been a crushing at the same time gasoline prices have doubled under th

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Oct 26, 2012

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Oct 26, 2012

>> it's a long long way from death row to complete vindication. >> a controversial ex chicago cop that has been on the wrong side of the law before on death row in the 90's for murder before he turned around his sentence now 61 year-old steven mandel charged extortion attempt can make your skin crawl the details of unveiled today in court are graphic alleging that him and a former police officer also 61, set up a killing chabert in an empty office of chicago's northwest side a place they nicknamed club med outfitted with a shower, heavy countertops and a sink where they planned to torture kale and cut up a real estate investor they referred to as soupy sales investigators found it loaded firearms ammunition, a butcher knife and saws suitable for the dismemberment of victim one. also searched last night was mandela's home in this quiet buffalo grove apartment building where residents would have no reason to suspect what their neighbor was planning he was allegedly caught on tape saying my god knows what he's doing he knows how to water board due interrogations the plant investigat

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Oct 17, 2012

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Oct 17, 2012

that his election night will take indoors at mccormick place. we spoke with the chicago security company that handles events like these what they said about the mccormick location in our second half- hour. >> julian crews is helping the board of elections get the word out tonight. >> pay close attention to the location so that you know exactly and can confirm the location of your polling place. he is urging people to look for their voter guides due to arrive in your mailbox any day now so you will not be surprised election day if your polling place moves. in about one-third of our voters will be givenin our wards in approximately 15 percent of voters will have a new polling place. the changes are due to the precinct consolidations and newly drawn ward maps. for months now they have been putting up the words for a variety of means from smart phones to texting there is a variety of ways to find out if your polling place has changed. if you text your address are on and it will tax you back immediately with your polling place location. the effort seems to be paying off on the north side. i

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Oct 8, 2012

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Oct 8, 2012

in chicago, but i can only afford one trip. and i just found out my best friend is getting married in l.a. there's no way i'm missing that. then i heard about hotwire and i realized i could actually afford both trips. see, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. so i got my four-star hotels for half-price! >> men: ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ ♪ hotwire.com ♪ >> announcer: save big on car rentals too, from $12.95 a day. here's my morning routine. gotta start the day off right. wardrobe. cute. then new activia breakfast blend. a great way to help start the day. mmm... creamy lowfat yogurt with grains in yummy breakfast flavors like apple cinnamon. its hearty, with twice the protein of regular lowfat yogurt and helps regulate your digestive system. our morning routines are important, aren't they? new activia breakfast blend. ♪ ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ ♪ it goes something like this ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... just one removes more stains than the 6 next leading pacs combine

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Oct 24, 2012

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Oct 24, 2012

'm no longer going to be a quarter and i just want to do what's right. he volunteers with the greater chicago caged bird club delivering cages to his home at 247 shady brook lane the 57 year-old computer repairman says he is concerned about the swelling city of zero aurora price tag for removing the estimated 300 birds not to mention the cleanup. can you imagine what the bill is going to be to clean up the house? it's probably going to be more than the house is worth. >> its security breach at 63 barnes and noble stores around the country including in chicago device's use swipe through europe debit or credit cards in the store have been tampered with their called penn pads and have been breached in each of the store suspected. a former employee says she had some of her credit and debit card information stolen and management was an honest with employees at first about what happened. anyone who used their credit card in one of the affected stores is strongly in fis to check their monthly statements to make sure they have not become evident of the crime. the family suing the chicago board of ed

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Oct 20, 2012

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Oct 20, 2012

is expected to win reelection if he decides to stay in the race. >> before he became the chicago mayor... rahm emanuel was president obama's chief of staff. and today... emanuel was in the tampa area in florida... which is a *very* crucial state in the presidential election because of its 29-electoral votes. >> with president obama and mitt romney staying indoors preparing both will, and gov. romney had different opinions. oh, a clear vision about the middle-class and the role they will play in building the economy. romney tax cuts for the wealthiest cutting regulations and hoping everything gets better. that failed in the first decade but listen to the worst financial economic collapse that come tree experiences the great depression. for their final debate come their running mates onto the campaign trail... to speak before to voters and fire- up the rank and file. reporter cristina mutchler has more. >> several hundred pro-life the elections are just from a corner and it can deter wasting no time. they prepare to go head-to-head vice presidential candidates take to the trail. we're not goin

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Oct 7, 2012

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Oct 7, 2012

you cannot have asked for a better day >> a record date for the chicago marathon as more than 40,000 runners and tackled 26 mi. through the streets in front of millions of cheering spectators >> our top story... >> weather wise was perfect... 45,000 people from all over the world... the mayor watching and enjoying >> it goes through 29 neighborhoods in should >> families gathered to cheer ... >> they're amazing. an inspiration >> nearly a quarter billion dollars flows into the city's economy from this marathon weekend >> it is a city that is inviting... >> record-breaking... he won the race... a first for his country in chicago... >> it was really great to see the fans... hundreds of people volunteering... >> my friends ran strong... they beat their personal record >> cooler temps appreciated >> wind a little issue... >> cool run... >> the temperatures did help limit medical emergencies this year. however one runner suffered cardiac arrest near the end of the racier needed immediate care >>e and needed immediate care >> cpr was started... the individual was shot tw

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Oct 22, 2012

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Oct 22, 2012

, and it is time he represented the mad bomber who felt that if he destroyed the chicago opera house it would bring an end to world war one. little tommy crosby, a 13-year-old charged with murder after shooting a sheriff who had come to you victim's family three days before christmas. need this to say there'll got him off. and then there was a suspect in the chicago gambling from who went to women came to bail amount of notes each other and both claiming to be his wife decided he would rather spend the night in jail. [laughter] there were gangsters and psychopaths and rumrunners and journalists ended bunco and many a scorned woman. a socialite who smuggled a handgun into court shot her husband in the middle of their divorce proceeding. just kill them. i hope so. but could not resist the case or the wisecracks. she was no doubt guilty of contempt of court. but leading the classic definition of huntsman he convince that jury to have mercy of the poor widow. [laughter] they could not arrest the woman for shooting and killing. it's nothing like chicago. and like billy fled, a notorious rick, a professe

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Oct 20, 2012

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Oct 20, 2012

people don't realize it's actually the last bookstore in the northern suburbs of chicago. that's actually joke. [laughter] but we're really happy to be here. this is, actually, our first signing event for this project, so it means a lot to have people out, and, um, to hear about the work. so, um, and thanks for the introduction, sarah -- >> she's left. >> in the back. by way of background, that's where this begins for us is john was more on the political side with the paper since the late '90s, i was on kind of a crime beat at first and then i moved to 26th street which is the criminal courthouse in chicago and from there to federal court. and our careers sort of merged, not surprisingly, around rod blagojevich sometime after '02, '03, in that range, and certainly by '05, '06. so the project was just sort of our attempt to preserve this story and kind of tell a piece of city history and try to, i don't know if we've cut through all the sensationalism -- >> it's still a little sensational. >> but to try to give a balanced look and wipe the slate clean and tell the blagojevich story from th

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Oct 29, 2012

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Oct 29, 2012

home. >> amtrak stop service between washington d.c. and chicago. >> people i've been warned to take caution on chicago's lakefront because of hurricane sandy. it could with up waves higher than double decker buses. 20 ft. waves are expected this evening and 33 ft. waves are expected tomorrow. >> president obama is canceling his appearance at a campaign event in ohio with former president bill clinton. he also canceled an event in virginia. >> michelle obama got out of washington a day early and spent the night here in chicago. she will fly to iowa for a couple campaign appearances and then get back to chicago where she will wait out the storm. she has canceled an appearance tomorrow in new hampshire. >> mitt romney cancelled events in virginia and new hampshire and is moving his campaign and land. inland. both campaigners are urging supporters to donate to storm charities. >> hms bounty was in distress about 90 mi. southeast of north carolina. the captain gave the order to abandon ship at a coast and the coast guard helicopter was sent to rescue crew members from lifeboats. two

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Oct 7, 2012

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Oct 7, 2012

a lot of news today. here's the tweet you put out this morning. unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate, so change numbers. and i'm just wondering, i understand the way it works the president gets a heads up on the unemployment number 4:00 the day before and has to keep it to himself. you're saying in your tweet this morning that the news went the other way, the people working for the president somehow got the bureau of labor statistics and played with the numbers so it's down below 8 today. how does it work from your perspective? what happened here? >> all i can talk about are some of the numbers. we had 600,000 government jobs added in the last two months. we had 873,000 jobs by a household survey, which is a total estimate, from 50,000 phone calls. of those 600,000 were temporary workers. chris, these numbers are all a series of assumptions. tons of assumptions. and it just seems somewhat coincidental that the month before the election the numbers go 0.1% below when they were when the president started, although, i don't see anything in the economy

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Oct 5, 2012

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Oct 5, 2012

>>west nile virus is suspected in causing the death of a long- time chicago firefighter. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. there is a hard lockdown due to a report of an intruder in the building at indian trail jr high school. they said there was no indication this reported person was armed or dangerous. students are in their classrooms with the lights off. police are searching the building. all of the >> the loss is still sinking in. he had been out sick for over a week. co-workers were warned his condition was grave. >> it still takes time to comprehend. it is not going to sink in until we see him missing from his chair. >> sad reminder that he will never return to the job he loved. the 50 year-old dad last night after contracting the virus from a macedo likemosquito bite. >> when you see a guy like him who is as big as the house and as strong as a next, being bogged down by a mosquito bite it is shocking. it is heartbreaking to everybody. there is no doubt th

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Oct 1, 2012

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Oct 1, 2012

>>400 murders. chicago reaches a devestating milestone not seen in nearly a decade. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. >> the 2012 murder rate is up 25%. a memorial near 35th and morgan marks where a jose escobar was killed sunday morning. it happened during a fight near a fast food stand. his friend was left paralyzd. this is the first time since 2003 the city has exceeded 400- murders by october. in response to the recent shootings, members of sweet holy spirit church held a prayer walk yesterday. members called for peace and an end to the violence. residents say are now surprised the city's homicide rate now tops 400. >> an american airlines flight from chicago made an emergency landing in st. louis. none of the passengers were injured. the co-pilot became ill. the plane was headed for dallas. no word on on when passengers will continue the flight >>teachers in evergreen park could go on strike tomorrow. a meeting tonight could determine if parents need to make alter

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Oct 4, 2012

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Oct 4, 2012

by chicago police officers over the past six years. the sun-times reports a subpoena was issued this week to the police pension board. seeking claims and medical reports on disabled officers. mayor emanuel has said he wants to stop payments to officers who have started new careers. in one case, an officer injured his shoulder on the job. he went back to school and became a lawyer. all while collecting more than 700- thousand dollars in disability benefits. city officials have not commented on the subpoena. it's sentencing day for william cellini. he was convicted of trying to shake down a hollywood producer for a campaign donation for former governor blagojevich, in exchange for a state contract. federal prosecutors want an 8- year sentence. the defense is asking he get probation. >>grabbing food while in a hurry is about to become a lot easier in chicago. mayor emanuel has unveiled 23 locations for food trucks. these vehicles would be allowed to set up for two hours at a time at each location, but requires them to stay at least 200 feet away from any licensed restaurants. there would

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Oct 11, 2012

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Oct 11, 2012

on the wgn news at nine, for a debate wrap and analysis. the city is tapping into chicago's online community. seeking solutions to chicago's illegal gun problem. wgn's randi belisomo reports police superintendent garry mccarthy and others are exploring some of those innovative ideas. police superintendent was a speaker at this morning's events. they launched a twitter handle. seeking strategy is to tackle the illegal gun issue. mccarthy had some ideas of his own. he first wish to address the tone of the debate nationwide. it is too polarizing. it must move more towards the center. the chicago police department seized nine illegal guns for everyone gun seized the first six months of the year. legislation could help. in illinois there is no requirement to report the loss theft or replacement of a firearm. >> you give it to whoever you want. you sell it to everyone. that simple measure would change the dynamic of firearms. those guns to not have expiration dates. >> this is an idea that is in the conceptual stage. considering the possibility of boosting the number of charter schools. >> s

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Oct 27, 2012

helping him will no longer spend any money on his behalf because of a recent wgn-tv - chicago tribune poll... showing duckworth ten points ahead of him. the pac called "now or never" was going to spend another two and a half million for walsh on political advertising... but says it will now spend that money on other candidates around the country. meanwhile, duckworth and two other democratic congressional candidations were in arlington hights, urging voters to take advantage of early voting prior to election day. 10th-district candidate brad schneider and 9th-district congresswoman jan schakowsky were there... along with duckworth. the veteran wounded in the iraq war... said only one super-pac is abandoning walsh... but there are still others supporting him... and she's not afraid of them. >> they're not going to bury me now >> schakowsky... who now represents arlington heights in the newly drawn 9th- congressinoal district... took advantage of early voting there today. early voting continues until next saturday throughout illinois. >> it is nonstop campaigning for the presidential c

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Oct 18, 2012

, including one that would give chicago the second highest cigarette tax in the country. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. >> making her first presentation. at a special meeting of the cook county board. >> to weaken to the first quarter of the fiscal year, a deficit of almost half a billion dollars. more importantly no plan for a budget. she says that she inherited a fiscal disaster. through better management and austerity measures the board president says the projected 2013 deficit now stands at less than $200 million. a tax on the sale of guns and ammo. many on the board supports the idea of discouraging smokers helping to prevent lung cancer. >> to remains to be seen if she has the votes to pass her budget. a chicago man accused of growing marijuana with a street value of about half a million dollars will be in court this afternoon for a bond hearing. wgn's nancy loo reports police seized those pot plants from an indoor growing facility. >> is the photography studio. it

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Oct 19, 2012

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Oct 19, 2012

york city with cynthia mcfadden. >> on the streets of chicago, gang violence has taken over 400 lives this year alone. making it, quite literally, a battleground in the heart of the united states. victims have included children as young as 6 years old. it's a hidden america most of us will never see. abc's alex perez, who himself grew up in one of these dangerous neighborhoods, brings us the first in a series of reports we're calling, from chicago, "hidden america: don't shoot, i want to grow up." >> where is that coming from? >> reporter: thursday night in chicago. mothers on the south and west sides of this city are bracing. for them, weekends mean violence. murder. and sleepless nights. praying that their children will live to bury them, not the other way around. it's a prayer diana knows well. she lives in a chicago neighborhood called little village, the same home where she grew up. but the fond memories she had here were erased on a warm saturday afternoon last march. >> it was a beautiful day. we were going to go to a birthday party. we were actually waiting for our cousins to

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Oct 21, 2012

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was locked in a room, dead it. >> he grew up in the chicago area. he was charged earlier this month after he slashed his wife's tires. >> the tragedy is disheartening . >> not too long ago we experienced this exact same thing... it is on real >unreal >> members of the sikh community came out to show their support ... police have not identified the three women who were killed . they have not given a status on his wife. >> the man grew up and the northwest suburbs >> he lived in wisconsin with his wife but he did grow up here. he graduated here in 1985. he also grew up in kingston jamaica and moved here when he was it teenagera teenager. he was a pretty big guy... 200 pounds, 6 foot 2 >> his father lives in florida and said his son called him and asked if he could stay with him . his brother currently lives near here. he was too distraught at this time to talk about what happened today. the father said he was in shock that his son had done something like this. neighbors say they would have never expected this from him. they said they trusted him with their own children. this has shocked

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Oct 9, 2012

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Oct 9, 2012

on whether google is violating antitrust laws. speakers include the university of chicago law school professor randall pecker, yale university economics and law professor george priest along with economics founder gregory sendak. participants could .. your report co-authored by setback entitled what is the chicago school teach about internet search and the antitrust treatment of google. john leibovitz has said that the ftc plans to make a decision on whether to take legal action against google. this is 90 minutes. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, everybody. we could bring this panel session to attention. i wanted thank you for joining us today. for discussion about internet search and antitrust policy. i am make schulz, a fellow here at the american enterprise institute and also the editor of american dot com which is a flagship magazine. you know, something of an old home week. we are going to europe in a minute about a new paper. greg is the chairman of criterion economics here in washington d.c., and he is also the ronald cussed professor of law and economic

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Oct 26, 2012

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Oct 26, 2012

gharib. we take you to a wells fargo event in chicago, where housing grants could turn renters into buyers. >> tom: then, from tax hikes to corporate earnings worries, tonight's "market monitor" guest says investors are facing a cliff of concern. robert stovall of wood asset management joins us. >> susie: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! >> tom: the u.s. economy actually sped up in the third quarter, surprising economists and maybe youoo. thas to a pick-up in spending by consers, the federal government and the housing sector, the gross domestic product grew at a 2% annual rate in july through september. that 2% pace was stronger than expected and much better than what the economy experienced in the second quarter. suzanne pratt takes a closer look at the data and what it suggests about the economy in the final months of this year. >> reporter: an economy growing at a 2% annual rate is hardly anything to celebrate. sure it could've been worse. but, clearly at three-years post great recession, it should be a lo beter. experts call it a side-ways economy, one that is unable to c

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Oct 4, 2012

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Oct 4, 2012

for the chicago fire department especially for engine 10 wait here on the northwest side many of the firefighters are working tonight. according to the fire department he was bitten by a mosquito two weeks ago and was admitted to hospital after experiencing flow like symptoms and he died later this evening again west nile virus is the expected cause of death. his friends say he is going to be missed a lot. he is a very well- respected officer on the job. there's nothing that they would not do for him. his family watching them interact with his family is amazing. his nickname is bulldog? why did he get that nickname? i think most of all for his stubbornness. it was something that he didn't agree with. the congressman is a jokester he always had a smile on his face, always laughing always polite and always cordial. he always did his job he always enjoyed the fire department and the job he did he survived by his wife and three adult children. >> testing that found the bacteria that causes legionnaires' disease and hoover wood elementary the schools remain open while cleaningcleaning is being done.

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Oct 31, 2012

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Oct 31, 2012

. sources tell us their ages are 5 1/8 years old. chicago tribune is reporting that two dogs were also found dead in the condominium units. police were called to perform the well-being and check just after 10:00 last night. wgn learned the mother of one of the children was an overnight nurse at edward hospital. police are telling us very little right now but sources say the person of interest is a baby sitter who was also killedalso killed her own child in a bizarre attack. the babysitter was found covered in blood. needless to say neighbors are absolutely horrified. >> it's horrible. i have family with kids around that age so it is really hard to hear. >> you're looking at a live picture. an animal control man rolled up to the scene. we had reports that two dogs were killed in this rampage. we don't know if there were other dogs in that unit. naperville police are seeking to relieve people's fears. they say there is no reason to believe there is any other subject at large. >> this may raise questions about safety and how to select someone to care for your children. robert jordan spoke wi

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Oct 15, 2012

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Oct 15, 2012

>>mayor rahm emanuel wants an audit of the company that runs chicago's parking meters. a deal he inherited from the daley adminstration. wgn's judy wang reports. >>a public hearing on the new city budget will be held tonight on the northwest side. it's the first of three hearings being hosted by the city council's progressive caucus. the hearings are intended to encourage chicagoans to offer their own ideas, suggestions and concerns regarding mayor rahm emanuel's proposed budget for next year. tonight's hearing gets under way at 6 p-m at the copernicus center, at 5216 west lawrence. the city council's progressive caucus will host two more budget hearings next week on the south and west sides. >> your authority to order an audit of the city has always existed in the contract and it has never been exercised. i told our financial people that we're going to exercise that authority. it is a bad deal for the city of chicago. parking rates have soared. a continue to fight a $14 million bill from the company. the city took meter spaces out of service. the mayor also disputes the $35 million bill.

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Oct 25, 2012

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Oct 25, 2012

with a short trip to chicago casting his ballot in person. our top story seen all around the country tonight, he is the first president to vote early in person and he did it today. we have the latest. he wanted to do it at home, barack obama took time out of his campaign schedule to vote in the ken wood neighborhood and think workers in highland park. less than two weeks left until election day. if one airforce 1 taxied in chicago and from there a quick chopper ride to the lakefront before heading to ken wood to vote for himself 12 days before election day. he joked with election volunteers about the lack of gray hair on his driver's license one woman gave it right back by scrutinizing his photo. did you see that? a thank-you. >> he joined 16,000 who cast their ballots today early voting numbers are up significantly from four years ago. i cannot tell you who i voted for but i very much appreciate everybody here and it's good to be home back in the neighborhood. meanwhile outside onlookers' patiently waited for a peek at the president before itsthe brain. i think change is going to come in

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Oct 30, 2012

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Oct 30, 2012

the chicago area we talk with a relative and she joins us now from the low islands. therefore only 14 survivors there were only 14 survivors from the shipwreck. the crew is fine, everybody is safe the feeling right now obviously not so great emotional trauma. 28 year-old drew was one of the 14 crew members sailing from new london connecticut to st. petersburg florida when the ship the hms bounty found itself in trouble the wooden ship built in 1960 took on water after a first pump failed, and then a second one. it was stopped off the coast of north carolina when the super storm was bearing down on them his son was in the water for five-six hours before the coast guard made a very dramatic rescue saving all but two crew members aboard. >> it was a calculated sale they planned the details of it, they knew what they had to accomplish how they were going to do it and they would have been successful have they not had the mechanics functioned. they died in the shipwreck over the weekend and the captain is still missing tonight they called him a teacher and a good friend and that he will b

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Oct 3, 2012

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Oct 3, 2012

is evaluating seats. the faa is looking into the incident. yesterday in american flight from chicago to london made an unscheduled landing in ireland after a passenger reported a smoky older parentodor. >> i fly international. they're treating the pilots badly. all of the main unscrew. i think they have had a.it >> since then the pilots have been engaging in a slowdown that has led to more than 1000 cancellations. >> i have always had great success with them. a lot of direct flights. >> they're not too concerned with their safety. >> the perception of being in a car is safeless safe than being ina a plane. >> the fate of the company is what is at stake. >> i am exercising that choice. this is my last flight of american. >> the pilots union may continue negotiations. a former chicago bear accused of trying to buy cocaine and marijuana is due in court today on new charges. sam hurd was a receiver for the bears when he was arrested last season on charges he tried to set up large-scale drug buys. authorities say he accepted more than two pounds of cocaine from an undercover officer. then w

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Oct 26, 2012

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Oct 26, 2012

in chicago where hundreds of consumers have turned out for $15,000 housing grants. i'll have details coming up. >> susie: businesses and homeowners are bracing for hurricane sandy, as the storm heads for the northeast. it's being called "franken- storm," and with heavy rains expected, it's on track to be one of the costliest storms in history. sandy has soaked florida's east coast, and is expected in the new jersey, new york area by monday. in the path of the storm: several of the nation's biggest cities, travel hubs and several major gasoline refineries along the new jersey and delaware coasts. financial centers like the nasdaq and new york stock exchange, say they'll have contingency plans in place. electronic trading is expected to continue as normal. michael barry says insurance companies are already mobilizing to deal with damage from hurricane sandy. he's vice president, with the insurance information institute. >> what are insurance companies doing to be prepared? >> well, right now they're trying to figure out exactly where this storm is going to make landfall. as indicated they hav

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Oct 15, 2012

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Oct 15, 2012

1.1 $5 billion lead for the chicago parking meters that the city council okayed in 2008 under mayor daley. the mayor says he does have the power to look at the dollars and cents. it has always existed in the contract and it has never been exercised. they keep sending bills assuming that i will do the same old same old but i'm not i will not pay them until i get a complete audit of the books and understand what their expectations are into the premises behind that. some seem to think the more scrutiny, the better. why do we have to pay for it? i don't think it's right. >> the idea of having 75 year deals is pretty absurd so i think it's a good idea to look into it and see if there is something better for chicago. >> they maintain that their financial information is accurate and fair. the audit will be followed by one in the sky way and the lake front parking garages. coming up, who was to blame for the pension problem? we will talk about with our political reporter rick pearson of the chicago tribune. hundreds of how much would you pay to commute in a special lane? the miracle cente

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Oct 12, 2012

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Oct 12, 2012

will be charged with first-degree murder upon his release. we have some breaking news from chicago's south side a man in his '70's was fatally shot in the head. it happened a short time ago. they picked up some showcase things that were found nearby in an alley we have a reporter to try to bring you more information later in the broadcast. congressman jesse jackson jr. may have issues other than health he is being investigated for his finances the feds are focusing on suspicious activity involving his finances related to his house into the possibility of inappropriate expenditures. president obamathe investigation and began weeks before he took leave from his job for bipolar disorder treatment. state police are conducting aerial searches, there are now 9000 posters describing them. after five years on the run in europe a former surgeon mark weinberg get seven years in prison more than double the recommended guidelines a judge says that once produced patients as an atm card, the sentence is separate from 300 malpractice cases by patients who say that he ruined their lives. >> my sister was a p

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Oct 24, 2012

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Oct 24, 2012

in their lawsuit against chicago public schools. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. the young victim is obviously not being identified. the lawyer tells me that she is still recovering from what happened here outside of cook elementary school nearly six months ago. that happened in the morning of friday may 11th. an inch man entices and 11 year-old girl away from our school after all other students had already gone inside. a man had apparently supplied the girl with alcohol. according to the family's lawsuit that teachers failed to report this or the gross absence. >> sheen and tell the principal. she called the parents of 5:00 at night. the school is closed this week for a fall break. i think it is really horrible that something like this happened. i'm surprised we were not notified in the neighborhood. >> the girl continues to recover. for this to occur right outside of the school is unthinkable. the fact that it occurred and was seen by a teacher and allowed to have happen that

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Oct 26, 2012

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Oct 26, 2012

younger voters during an appearance on m-t-v. yesterday, the president stopped in chicago to vote at a polling place in his old kenwood neighborhood. he became the first sitting president to vote early. >>mitt romney will deliver a major speech on the economy in iowa tonight. iowa will be an important path to the white house. offering six electoral votes. romney claims his economic plan will create 12 million jobs and will increase take-home pay. a new associated press poll shows likely voters trust him more than president obama when it comes to the economy. the poll gives romney 51 percent support while mister obama has 44 percent. a new wgn-chicago tribune poll suggests, democrat tammy duckworth has pulled out to a ten-point lead, in her bid to unseat republican congressman joe walsh. 600 likely voters were surveyed in the eighth district. duckworth currently has 50 percent to walsh's 40 percent. duckworth enjoys strong support among women 54 to 34 percent. walsh holds a narrow 46-to-45 margin among men. duckworth benefits from the recent remap of the eighth district, to incr

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Oct 22, 2012

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Oct 22, 2012

that there was a code of silence their reached high ranks of the chicago police department. her lawyers also claimed the agency that investigated police misconduct did not do extensive interview. prosecutors did not file felony charges until after the video went viral. opening statements are expected to take about two and a half hours. we're learning more about the man who went on a shooting rampage at a salon in brookfield, wisconsin. his father is speaking out. police say radcliffe haughton killed three woman ad injured four others. wgn's tony francisco has the latest on the investigation. radcliffe haughton had ties to the chicago area. he grew up in northwest suburban wheeling. >> no stranger to law enforcement. there were called to his home during a domestic incident. his wife claims he threw her clothing in the yard. police ended up in an hour and a half long standoff with him. the earlier this fall police were called here after another domestic incident. >> earlier this month she filed for a restraining order after police say he slashed the tires. >> we believe this incident and is domestic

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Oct 5, 2012

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Oct 5, 2012

is the tweet you put out this morning. unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so change numbers. and i'm just wondering, i understand the way it works is the president gets a heads-up on the unemployment number 4:00 the day before and has to keep it to himself. you're saying in your tweet this morning that the news went the other way, that the people working for the president somehow got the bls, the bureau of labor statistics, and played with the numbers so it would come down below 8% today. how does it work from your perspective? what happened here? >> well, chris, all i can talk about are some of the numbers. we had 600,000 government jobs added in the last two months. we had 873,000 jobs by a household survey, which is a total estimate from 50,000 phone calls. of those 600,000 were temporary workers. chris, these numbers are all a series of assumptions, tons of assumptions, and it just seems somewhat coincidental that the month before the election, the numbers go one tenth of a point below where they were when the president started, although i don'

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Oct 30, 2012

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Oct 30, 2012

, oscura de manhattan. chicago y partes del lago de michigan enfrentan puertos vientos y oleaje elevado tras el vance de la tormenta sandy. familias hispanas en nueva mejor hennessey viven el drama y millones de personas continÚan incomunicado causando in gustai a familiares en latinoamÉrica y el caribe. comenzamos. >>> este es su noticiero univisiÓn. ediciÓn nocturna. con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. >>> buenas noches, a poco mÁs de 24 horas de que sandy tocara tierra en las costas de nueva mejor hennessenueva jersey se contabilizan en 20 estados. en el noreste del paÍs. 8 millones de personas se encuentran en estos momentos sin energÍa elÉctrica en una noche frÍa y en muchos casos una noche con lluvia o incluso nieve. la isla de manhattan perdiÓ terreno contra el mar que inunÓo las partes baja de la ciudad. formÓ rÍos en el as falto de las calles. 80 calles. en la ciudad de queens. y decenas de pacientes muchos de ellos bebÉs en estado crÍtico fueron e evacuados del hospital de la universidad de new york. esto por la falla de sus generadores. tenemos la cobertura e

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Oct 9, 2012

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Oct 9, 2012

minnesota. showers around minneapolis and green bay. moving later into chicago and kansas city. >> 60s in the midwest. and 70s from albuquerque all the way to boise. >>> when we come back this morning, one of the worst cases of hoarding ever. we'll tell you where and show you just how bad it is. >>> and something new in the sugary beverage battle. get ready for soda machines that dispense calorie counts. >>> and the show must go on, they say. a qvc guest passes out on the air. but the co-host, he keeps on pitching. >>> welcome back, everyone. american airlines is promising improvement this morning. the bankrupt carrier's ceo admits the past couple of weeks have been rough on its passengers. but delays and cancellations, but its on-time performance last month was 25% worse than its major competitors. but ceo tom horton says american is working through its problems. >>> there is good news down the road for california drivers. analysts say wholesale gas prices are plunging, that's right, plunging. and retail prices should catch up later this week. the state is allowing refineries to switc

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